Q. With reference to traditional Indian sports, consider the following statements:
1.Mallakhamb is an ancient aerial gymnastic and martial art form performed on a vertical wooden pole or a hanging rope.
2.The earliest recorded literary description of this sport is found within the 12th-century text Manasollasa, authored by King Someshvara III.
3.Mallakhamb was officially recognized as an Olympic medal event during the recent Berlin Games.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: A
Notes:
Explanation:
- Statement 1 is correct: Mallakhamb involves athletes performing high-intensity core balancing acts, yoga postures, and wrestling maneuvers on a vertical pole (usually Sheesham wood) or a suspended rope.
- Statement 2 is correct: While archaeological evidence pushes its roots further back, the definitive, oldest surviving written record detailing Mallakhamb appears in the Chalukyan encyclopedia Manasollasa (1129 CE).
- Statement 3 is incorrect: Mallakhamb was only featured as a demonstration sport at the Berlin Olympics in 1936 to showcase India’s traditional culture, but it was never included as an official competitive Olympic medal event.
